Ron Paul is unlikely to win the Republican nomination, but should he run as an independent in next fall’s election he would be the strongest independent candidate since Ross Perot in 1992. An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll pegs the Texas Congressman’s support at 18 percent in a three-way race between himself, President Obama and Mitt [...]
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Ron Paul Indie Run Has Support of 1 in 5 Voters
November 20th, 2011 · No Comments
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Tea Party Leader: Herman Cain Should Drop Out
November 18th, 2011 · No Comments
Herman Cain made an ass of himself when he was asked about his position on Libya and could not come up with an answer that was remotely acceptable for a presidential candidate. Now one top Tea Party leader (and a former Cain supporter) is calling on him to leave the race: After two weeks of [...]
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Arizona Supreme Court Reinstates Redistricting Chair
November 18th, 2011 · No Comments
The Arizona Supreme Court has stood up for fair elections today with a ruling that overturns the actions of Governor Jan Brewer and Republicans in the state senate. Arizona Republicans were upset that the map did not give them enough of an advantage. The map would have had four Republican-leaning districts and only two Democratic-leaning [...]
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Demanding an Efficient Government
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments
Democrats and Republicans often get into arguments about the size and role of government. Liberals believe in a strong role to protect the most vulnerable in society while conservatives favor the private sector, stressing personal responsibility. Both sides should at least agree that fixing America’s broken economy is the country’s top priority and that an [...]
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The Cain Train Wreck
November 14th, 2011 · No Comments
Herman Cain’s free fall is likely to continue after an embarrassing interview where he fumbled on a question about Libya. Even though four women have come out claiming that Cain had sexually harassed them (including an $80,000 settlement with two of the women), he appears to be in the race for the long haul, albeit [...]
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Police Assault Student Protesters at UC Berkeley
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments
It doesn’t get a lot of attention in that so-called “liberal” media, but the Occupy Wall Street protesters have been under assault by police officers since day one. At an Occupy Oakland rally two Iraq veterans were injured, including one critically from a projectile to the head. Now it’s the campus police at UC Berkeley’s [...]
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Voters Reject GOP Bills in OH, ME and MS Personhood Amendment
November 8th, 2011 · No Comments
American voters soundly defeated a series of extremist measures that looked to take away collective bargaining rights for public employees (including police officers, firemen and teachers) in Ohio, same-day voter registration in Maine, and legally defining personhood as beginning at conception in Mississippi. The Ohio and Maine laws were passed after Republicans took control of [...]
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Wall Street Bankrolls Mitt Romney Campaign
November 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
Eight of the top ten contributors to Mitt Romney’s campaign for president are Wall Street banks or large financial institutions. The list includes influential names like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Coincidentally each of these firms want Wall Street reform to be repealed, passed in 2010 under President Obama and a Democratic [...]
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Cain’s $35,000 Settlement
November 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
In the ever-changing Herman Cain sexual harassment saga: The settlement given to a former female employee after an alleged sexual harassment by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain reportedly amounts to $35,000. Cain initially denied knowing of a settlement but quickly backtracked, saying that the settlement amounted to a severance package lasting roughly a few months. [...]
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Move Your Money Campaign Gains Steam
November 1st, 2011 · No Comments
The unpopular Wall Street banks are feeling the wrath of average consumers. Since the government won’t break them up, The People will have to do it on their own. Grassroots groups have been calling for a closure to personal banking accounts at the big banks since they received bailout money in 2008 and crashed the [...]